The Oslo Plaza Mystery: What happened in room 2805?

A real-life “locked-room mystery”

On the eve of Pentecost in 1995, a woman was found dead on the 28th floor of the Oslo Plaza Hotel. She had been shot in the forehead, and a pistol lay in her hand in an unusual grip. All labels had been systematically removed from her clothing. Who was she — and what happened in room 2805?

The Oslo Plaza Mystery tells the story of one of Norway’s most baffling criminal enigmas. For years, VG journalist Lars Chr. Wegner has pursued the truth about the unidentified woman who checked in under the name “Jennifer Fergate.” The book is a real-life “locked-room mystery”: A tale of police work, intelligence operations, and new, groundbreaking technology that may bring us closer to the answer. Since Wegner began his investigation, the story of the unidentified woman who died in room 2805 has become a major international true-crime mystery, gaining widespread recognition through platforms such as Netflix.